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coming up, egyptians in america call on the obama administration to take action. why they want the u.s. to drop its support for the muslim brotherhood. >> george: and welcome back to christian world news. the crisis in egypt is far from over. the military has arrested most of the top leaders of the muslim brotherhood. meanwhile christians are still laying low after radical islamists attacked their homes, businesses, and churches. gary lane has had story. [yelling] >> reporter: scenes like his of churches burning across egypt should have manufacturer happened. am moisturamnesty said in a statement, in the current political standoff, both the egyptian authorities and the leadership of the muslim brotherhood have shamefully failed to prevent and stop actors on coptic christians. at least 60 churches were attacked, along with christian schools, homes, and businesses. the army escalated their crackdown on the muslim brotherhood, by arresting mohamed badie for e ensitement for murder. >> the brotherhood operates as a coalition on all levels of society, and its arrest wi
coming up, egyptians in america call on the obama administration to take action. why they want the u.s. to drop its support for the muslim brotherhood. >> george: and welcome back to christian world news. the crisis in egypt is far from over. the military has arrested most of the top leaders of the muslim brotherhood. meanwhile christians are still laying low after radical islamists attacked their homes, businesses, and churches. gary lane has had story. [yelling] >> reporter:...
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thomas. >> are binges reacting to obama's commentseuropeans react obama's comments >> here in britain, the prime ministern, of course, who got a real beating earlier in the week getting turned down in parliament has already tweeted, "i understand and support barack obama's position on syria." within his own party, there is now being some political gains to be made domestically here some talk of perhaps talking it back to parliament in another vote to then go along with some sort of congressional vote. it's far too early to say whether or not that's happened. here in london, there has been a very positive response from the conservative government. no response from the opposition labor government quite yet, but the decision to take this, a much more measured step is no doubt going to be met with agreement by a lot of people, a lot of people who went on the streets today to procetest some sort of swift, thomas. >> if the president loses the vote in congress, could this be seen as a setback in the international community? >> without a doubt. i think there is a strong belief here, certainl
thomas. >> are binges reacting to obama's commentseuropeans react obama's comments >> here in britain, the prime ministern, of course, who got a real beating earlier in the week getting turned down in parliament has already tweeted, "i understand and support barack obama's position on syria." within his own party, there is now being some political gains to be made domestically here some talk of perhaps talking it back to parliament in another vote to then go along with...
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there are other problems for the obama administration. we have had strong conversations from the u.n. inspectors, should be giving them time to do their job, he said, give peace a chance, the man who was to mediate this conflict, what do you think of that he said quite simply it would be illegal. >> wow. and then there was the reaction from the syrians. what was set by the syrians? >> the u.n. ambassador, one week ago they were talking about a fabricated attack. now the syrian ambassador is saying the same as ban ki-moon. let the inspectors do their job. when there's a threat of the missiles landing on their country in a matter of days. >> james bays, good to talk to you. >>> a huge crowd gathered in the mall in washington, to hear the words, i have a dream. today on the anniversary of that speech thousands gather again on the mall, former presidents, celebrities and every day americans were there. bill clinton told the crowd that dr. king's speech had changed america. jimmy carter said dr. king had helped free all people and president ba
there are other problems for the obama administration. we have had strong conversations from the u.n. inspectors, should be giving them time to do their job, he said, give peace a chance, the man who was to mediate this conflict, what do you think of that he said quite simply it would be illegal. >> wow. and then there was the reaction from the syrians. what was set by the syrians? >> the u.n. ambassador, one week ago they were talking about a fabricated attack. now the syrian...
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he says he is very happy president obama came out and spoke. he hopes that the congress does pass this and he also hopes that everyone is informed and prepared. he also tells us that when strikes occur, if they do, if it goes through, that their units are prepared to launch a large-scale weapons attack the moment the strikes start against the regime. we were also told by quazi quazi zakari, he said, i feel happy just like other people in town finally, obama is taking, and we hope america does, too. another -- another piece of information we just got in from reaction from syria, there is people that are saying that, you know, chemical attacks have taken place. they wish that the strike would be soon. they hope that it is larger in scale than what obama just spoke about and that the fsa is preparing to attack damascus when the strike starts if, indeed, it does. but like you said, this is all in limbo at this point based upon what the president just said. >> it actually may not happen. i mean, are they aware? it may not happen. the president may n
he says he is very happy president obama came out and spoke. he hopes that the congress does pass this and he also hopes that everyone is informed and prepared. he also tells us that when strikes occur, if they do, if it goes through, that their units are prepared to launch a large-scale weapons attack the moment the strikes start against the regime. we were also told by quazi quazi zakari, he said, i feel happy just like other people in town finally, obama is taking, and we hope america does,...
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president barack obama. let's get more details from patty calendar has in, who is outside the white house in washington, d.c. patty, have you heard anymore details about this statement? >> no, basically the way this works is the president's having a meeting with other world leaders in the oval office. we were told he was going to say something on syria, you can't often bring live cameras into the oval office. there's a press pool that has a camera with it. they've gone in, the president made those statements. the print reporters do send out notes, the wire service send out immediate notes of exactly what the president said. we're waiting for the thames to make it back to right over there, where we'll be able to show it to the world. yes, we believe the president said that he has not made a decision. he is telling people that it will be a limited, narrow action. it's sounding like he's really come down to the possibility that it will likely be some sort of cruise missile strikes on military command and contro
president barack obama. let's get more details from patty calendar has in, who is outside the white house in washington, d.c. patty, have you heard anymore details about this statement? >> no, basically the way this works is the president's having a meeting with other world leaders in the oval office. we were told he was going to say something on syria, you can't often bring live cameras into the oval office. there's a press pool that has a camera with it. they've gone in, the president...
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. >> president obama speaks out on syria. the president said there needs to be international consequences for the alleged use of chemical weapons it in an attack that killed hundreds of people. he dismissed a syrian request to extend chemical weapons exception as a delaying tactic. he has prepared to attack with u.s. warships in position. now the world waits for more from the u.n. >> reporter: on thursday the obama administration is expected to give a classified briefing to members of congress detailing what they call evidence and proof that the assad regime used chemical weapons on their own people. now a declassified version is expected to be released soon after. the administration is trying to turn around public opinion. the majority of americans say they do not want to interconvenient with syria, even if chemical weapons were used. >> obama: if in fact, we can take limited, tailored approaches, not getting drawn into a long conflict, not a repetition of iraq, which i know a lot of people are worried about, but if we are s
. >> president obama speaks out on syria. the president said there needs to be international consequences for the alleged use of chemical weapons it in an attack that killed hundreds of people. he dismissed a syrian request to extend chemical weapons exception as a delaying tactic. he has prepared to attack with u.s. warships in position. now the world waits for more from the u.n. >> reporter: on thursday the obama administration is expected to give a classified briefing to members...
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i don't know what president obama will do. i think it will complicate the situation and will achieve very little if nothing. >> you're right. he's talked about this narrow attack. he's a very reluctant warrior this noble peace prize making president. the humanitarian pretext to start a war similar to iraq. >> yes. it's good actually but we haven't and we shouldn't. enlisted when this comes to humanitarian. this is the people, people don't know why the selectiveness. they were in similar situations in africa. so why he has been selective, why he wants to be simple threat ubg to the humanitarian disaster in syria. if sit true the british parliament where i live here, definitely they will follow suit. but hen the british parliament says no to any intervention it is a message. a strong message to president obama. you have to be very careful here. we have been bombed from the tony blare. we both want t to -- we don't wt to have another disaster. maybe he will do the same thing put to send this. >> many thanks. good talking to you a
i don't know what president obama will do. i think it will complicate the situation and will achieve very little if nothing. >> you're right. he's talked about this narrow attack. he's a very reluctant warrior this noble peace prize making president. the humanitarian pretext to start a war similar to iraq. >> yes. it's good actually but we haven't and we shouldn't. enlisted when this comes to humanitarian. this is the people, people don't know why the selectiveness. they were in...
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president obama is supposed to go to russia, so diplomats here say they think it's likely the obama administration would want to take any military action well before thursday, so it's all done and dusted. the fallout has taken place before he has to go to russia, otherwise that could be a pretty tense meeting of the g-20 group of leaders. >> tense for sure. james spaeth, thank you so much. >>> thousands of syrians have fled their homeland in the past few days, but some are heading home. david jackson has more on the border between syria and lebanon. >> reporter: here at the border there's an increased amount of traffic over the past three days, but today there's a distinct difference. most of the cars have been going into syria, not coming out. it turns out that many of the syrians who left sat and thought about what they had done once they went into lebanon, the safety of lebanon, and decided they wanted to go back home to their country regardless of what may lie ahead. they're all very strong supporters of the bashar al assad regime and said said straight out they want to be with him should he a
president obama is supposed to go to russia, so diplomats here say they think it's likely the obama administration would want to take any military action well before thursday, so it's all done and dusted. the fallout has taken place before he has to go to russia, otherwise that could be a pretty tense meeting of the g-20 group of leaders. >> tense for sure. james spaeth, thank you so much. >>> thousands of syrians have fled their homeland in the past few days, but some are...
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>> president obama is speaking out about syria. he said he's considering a military attack when he called a shot across syria. he wants to deter the use of chemical weapons. offer in his interview he also said he has not made a final decision. >> i have gotten options from our military, i had extensive discussion with our national security team. so let me talk about what's at stake here. we understand terrible things have been happening in syria for quite some time, that the assad regime there has been killing it's own people by the tens of thousands. there are sectarian arguments that have spilled over in bloodshed and escalated over the last couple of years. although what has happened there is tragic, and i have called for assad to leave and make sure that we've got a transitional government that could be inclusive in syria, what i've also concluded that direct military engagement involvement in the civil war in syria would not help the situation on the grouped. >> tonight the state department is criticizing what it calls russian
>> president obama is speaking out about syria. he said he's considering a military attack when he called a shot across syria. he wants to deter the use of chemical weapons. offer in his interview he also said he has not made a final decision. >> i have gotten options from our military, i had extensive discussion with our national security team. so let me talk about what's at stake here. we understand terrible things have been happening in syria for quite some time, that the assad...
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i want to begin with the statement from president obama. . he is going to ask congress to vote first. in a statement on the white house lawn, the president says the u.s. should target syrian government sites. he wants to get approval from congress. lawmakers are not due back from their summer break until september 9th. president obama also indicated he won't wait for a report by u.n. chemical weapons inspectors, nor will he look for approval from the u.n. security council. our whi white house correspondent mike vaquiera, a big surprise from the president, mike. sgl we had a tip that he was not going to announce imminent action. the destroyers were in place. secretary kerry had laid out the indictment in the eyes of the administration yesterday. the evidence collected by intelligence sources had made some of that public about four pages worth. the president spoke to this yesterday making it clear that a limited, so-called surgical strikes, were something that was in order. and then, he made the announcement that will not many of us expected be
i want to begin with the statement from president obama. . he is going to ask congress to vote first. in a statement on the white house lawn, the president says the u.s. should target syrian government sites. he wants to get approval from congress. lawmakers are not due back from their summer break until september 9th. president obama also indicated he won't wait for a report by u.n. chemical weapons inspectors, nor will he look for approval from the u.n. security council. our whi white house...
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president obama met with top advisors at the white house. and had calls with british prime minister david cameron and french leader to discuss options. now kerry says the syrian regime will pay a price. >> president obama believes that there must being accountability for those that would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people. >> reporter: defense second chuck heigl says the military is ready who whatever the rez decides. what are the options? american boots on the ground already ruled out by the white house. a no-fly zone as in bosnia or libya. a hoard sale for a war-weary nation. cruise missiles used often in the last 20 years in iraq, in afghanistan and in libya. with the u.s. navy adding fire power in the mediterranean, now considered the most likely option if there is to be a military response in syria. >> there is no point in just firing a weapon, dropping a bomb to drop a bomb. i think you have to start by building a coalition of the willing around a regional organization. >> reporter: a missio
president obama met with top advisors at the white house. and had calls with british prime minister david cameron and french leader to discuss options. now kerry says the syrian regime will pay a price. >> president obama believes that there must being accountability for those that would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people. >> reporter: defense second chuck heigl says the military is ready who whatever the rez decides. what are the...
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>> the chief united nations weapons inspector arrives in damascus as president obama meets with his national security team to discuss options on syr syria. >>> wildfire spreads into yosemite park and a new threat to francisco. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> remembering the dream and the dreamer 50 years later. >> thousands of people making their way through washington, d.c. for days of festivities marking that historic speech from dr. martin about howg jr. and the march on much this day this movement has changed life for africa americans. what has it meant for if you? >> well, the original march was a turning point for me in my life because it was the first time that i was able to really stand up for what i believed. i knew it was right. i knew it was right to my bones to go to >> yeah 7. >> for his take on today's event gas thevent, for the first timee have whites and blacks in intimate settings, allowed to go to church together, organize together, it
>> the chief united nations weapons inspector arrives in damascus as president obama meets with his national security team to discuss options on syr syria. >>> wildfire spreads into yosemite park and a new threat to francisco. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> remembering the dream and the dreamer 50 years later. >> thousands...
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. >> barack obama says the u.s. military has presented him with options for strikes against syria, but he has not yet made a decision. he's coming increasing pressure from the u.n. and russia to hold off. they want u.n. monitors currently inside syria to complete their investigations into a suspected chemical weapons attack last week. obama said the aim of the military reaction would be to deter future chemical weapon attacks. >> obama: if in fact, we can take limited tailored approaches, not getting drawn into a long conflict, not a repetition of iraq, which i know a lot of people are worried about, but if we're saying in a clear and decisive but limited way that we send a shot across the bow saying stop doing this, that could have a positive impact on our national security over the long term, and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilia civilians. >> reporter: our white house correspondent has more from washington on the domestic considerations the presid
. >> barack obama says the u.s. military has presented him with options for strikes against syria, but he has not yet made a decision. he's coming increasing pressure from the u.n. and russia to hold off. they want u.n. monitors currently inside syria to complete their investigations into a suspected chemical weapons attack last week. obama said the aim of the military reaction would be to deter future chemical weapon attacks. >> obama: if in fact, we can take limited tailored...
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the obama adding is playing a long game. it has high takes that it's facing and has very little information in terms of the groups that it can back in terms of the opposition. it needs much for information and assets on the ground before it can credibly move forward. it's a deliberative long process that looks at times very grim. they are only to get one chance at this and they have to get it right, so they are taking their time. >> speaking of a grim process, what form would military retaliation actually take? >> well, we could see two different types. the one, the obama administration would prefer is the strategic approach, where over time, they are able to gather a group of opposition forces that they can trust. they can help, they can arm to some degree, maybe some air support. that group can take over the country and hopefully lead syria back to civil peace. the ortho is what we saw quite recently with the attacks last week. in that case, the obama administration now needs to face the fact that it might have to act puni
the obama adding is playing a long game. it has high takes that it's facing and has very little information in terms of the groups that it can back in terms of the opposition. it needs much for information and assets on the ground before it can credibly move forward. it's a deliberative long process that looks at times very grim. they are only to get one chance at this and they have to get it right, so they are taking their time. >> speaking of a grim process, what form would military...
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president obama is supposed to be there. diplomats think the strikes will take place well before thursday. otherwise it could be a rather embarrassing and difficult meeting there in russia. >> david jackson joins us live on the border between lebanon and syria. david, what are people telling you about what is happening right now in syria? >> well, richelle, no doubt about it. there is increased tension, hot, dusty, busy day, a lot of traffic in both direction. a lot of people going out of syria, a lot of people going into syria, both. there has been tension, nerves being on edge. it's understandable. we've talked to people even from the united nations coming out of the united nations mission in syria, and they waited for the very last moment to come out today. they were given the option of staying or leaving, and today is the last that they're getting a chance to get out. the traffic has diminished. you may see behind me, the border point is flatter now, it's 7:30 at night, so at night, dark, we don't have a whole lot of mov
president obama is supposed to be there. diplomats think the strikes will take place well before thursday. otherwise it could be a rather embarrassing and difficult meeting there in russia. >> david jackson joins us live on the border between lebanon and syria. david, what are people telling you about what is happening right now in syria? >> well, richelle, no doubt about it. there is increased tension, hot, dusty, busy day, a lot of traffic in both direction. a lot of people going...
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the obama administration is not pulling any punches in calling it an assad attack. what is are the political risks if the white house is wrong? >> there is a huge political risk. we've seen before when there were the iraqi weapons of mass destruction. that did not turn out so well, and the islamist invasion of iraq. so this has been long in the making. if the u.s. makes a strike without independent verification it will be widely perceived as illegitimate. it could send the region further into flames. it's a risky gamble. >> thank you for joining us. tom rice at the university of san diego. >>> meanwhile a pro-syrian government group is claiming responsibility for attacking "the new york times" weapons tuesday. it was taken down by a group of hackers who called themselves "the syrian electronic army." users trying to access the times online came across error messages, and this is not the first time. the same group which is known for attacking media websites hacked the "washington post" web page just earlier this month. >>> 11 major wildfires are burning in california
the obama administration is not pulling any punches in calling it an assad attack. what is are the political risks if the white house is wrong? >> there is a huge political risk. we've seen before when there were the iraqi weapons of mass destruction. that did not turn out so well, and the islamist invasion of iraq. so this has been long in the making. if the u.s. makes a strike without independent verification it will be widely perceived as illegitimate. it could send the region further...
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president barack obama has been meeting with his visors. >> president obama has asked the defense department to prepare options for all contingencies. we've done that, and again we are prepared to exercise whatever option if he decides to employ one of those options. >> reporter: obama has said that any use of chemical weapons in syria would constitute the crossing of a red line but washington said it still needs proof that chemical weapons were used in this recent attack. >> reporter: during a phone call with british prime minister david cameron and the united states agree that it merits a serious response. >> i think we need to be careful about airstrikes and the ramifications because of the access between syria and iran and hezbollah, and probably also russia as well. because these entities will have to try to control the aftermath of an u.s. strike on syria. indeed, bashir's threats to the rest of the region can be met through both state and non-state reactions. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been talking with his counterparts in saudi arabia, jordan, turkey, rallyin
president barack obama has been meeting with his visors. >> president obama has asked the defense department to prepare options for all contingencies. we've done that, and again we are prepared to exercise whatever option if he decides to employ one of those options. >> reporter: obama has said that any use of chemical weapons in syria would constitute the crossing of a red line but washington said it still needs proof that chemical weapons were used in this recent attack. >>...
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. >> calling himself war weary, but determined president obama is considering limited military strikes. in response to new u.s. intelligence about chemical weapons attacks. the sir january regime remains defind. state controlled t.v. showing images of its military. a run away wild fire burning a national treasure, and the labor day weekend forecast isn't helping firefighters who are trying to get the upper hand in yosemite. and 19th century art with a twenty-first century twist. you haven't seen van go until you have seen his master works in 3-d. u. n. weapons inspectors have departed syria. their convey arrived in lebanon this morning and headed directly to beirut airport. the inspector spent four days looking for evidence that chemical weapons were used in syria. but their report is expected to take at least two weeks to prepare. for the first time the obama administration unveiled intelligence it says proves chemical weapons killed 1400 syrians. officially the president is still undecided about what to do in syria. but many on servers see missle strikes as unevidentble. some lawmake
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and obama then has painted himself into a second quarter. you know israel and saudi arabia have driven this chemical or chemical weapons thing from the get go if people have died from centering gas or if they died from a nuclear attack as they did in hiroshima in one nine hundred forty five they're dead in either way if they die from a conventional bomb they're dead so what is the incredible drama over chemical weapons i'm against all forms of warfare to solve international problems but the you know there's really something hyper emotional about the way this is being pressed up and obama's being pushed into a psychological corner and he's behaving very stupidly in that situation so because many people say there is a moral obligation isn't there from around the world not just the us to still innocent lives being lost particularly to tell it away from such basic humanitarian issue isn't a no no no no this responsibility to protect doctrine is absolute rubbish from the standpoint of international law and who decides the moral question who's the
and obama then has painted himself into a second quarter. you know israel and saudi arabia have driven this chemical or chemical weapons thing from the get go if people have died from centering gas or if they died from a nuclear attack as they did in hiroshima in one nine hundred forty five they're dead in either way if they die from a conventional bomb they're dead so what is the incredible drama over chemical weapons i'm against all forms of warfare to solve international problems but the you...
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the week's top stories on our c mosco urges come as president obama freezes u.s. and russia relations decline what he sees as a cold war mentality following the granting of temporary asylum to edward snowden. syria's battlefront is moving to their lungs or because their villagers are being raised to the ground by radical jihad it's all raving to such an op and the kind and the reds that. also this hour the gun tunnel they hunger strike hits a six month milestone as the pentagon continues to splash on tax payers money on the prison i mean the planes the white house hasn't given up its blank a shot of down. western gay community to demand russia because tripped over the right to hold the next winter olympics in protest against the new law against homosexuality propaganda to my nose and some even got a yes on is comparing pretend to hitler. but it is news on the week's top stories you're watching the weekly see with me our thanks for joining us talk of cold war punishment and the frank should relationship have made this week perhaps the widest for u.s. russia times i
the week's top stories on our c mosco urges come as president obama freezes u.s. and russia relations decline what he sees as a cold war mentality following the granting of temporary asylum to edward snowden. syria's battlefront is moving to their lungs or because their villagers are being raised to the ground by radical jihad it's all raving to such an op and the kind and the reds that. also this hour the gun tunnel they hunger strike hits a six month milestone as the pentagon continues to...
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president obama meets with his national security team to discuss options in syria. wildfires spread into yosemite park and new threats to san francisco. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the two meaning of its dream. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> remembering the dream and the dreamer, 50 years later. [♪ music ] >> and welcome to al jazeera. we're in washington, d.c. for this historic day as thousands make their way to the nation's capitol to remembering down independence avenue and casting the mlk memorial which was there 50 years ago. then they'll address the exactlt today means 50 years later. >> racism now is has raised its head in vicious ways, but in the language of politicians. we need the constitutional right to vote. we cannot let the voting right go back. we need the constitutional right to vote. we need to fight the war on poverty. young people with good minds can't afford to go to school. revival the civil rights commission and a ban of foreclosing on urban america. it's not s
president obama meets with his national security team to discuss options in syria. wildfires spread into yosemite park and new threats to san francisco. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the two meaning of its dream. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> remembering the dream and the dreamer, 50 years later. [♪ music ] >> and welcome to al jazeera. we're in washington, d.c. for this historic day as...
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decided that the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets president obama says he wants to launch military strikes against syria but he'll take the issue to congress for approval also. the russian president blasts the u.s. for planning intervention in syria insisting the alleged chemical attack was a provocation by those aimed at dragging the west into the conflict. meanwhile u.n. inspectors say they need to visit syria again to continue their investigation of the site of the alleged chemical attack near damascus the latest developments here on r.t. . international news and comment live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned midnight this is. syria is dominating in this hour because president obama has announced he wants to carry out a military strike against the country but not without congressional approval what is more important has the details from. u.s. president barack obama has announced something of a shift in strategy with respect to military intervention into syria now most of the world was speculating that washington would s
decided that the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets president obama says he wants to launch military strikes against syria but he'll take the issue to congress for approval also. the russian president blasts the u.s. for planning intervention in syria insisting the alleged chemical attack was a provocation by those aimed at dragging the west into the conflict. meanwhile u.n. inspectors say they need to visit syria again to continue their investigation of the...
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at the television where obama was speaking while the president sad that the u.s. should take military action. sports to chemical weapons use in syria and that could happen tomorrow next week or next month but he will seek congress' approval for attack in syria and many here on the ground took it as an aggregate strategy and this is why at the beginning of a speech i saw that people looked nervous obviously frightened and worried relief came to replace all these emotions all these feelings following a bomb a speech many here say that congress is unlikely to approve military action against syria but even those who think that it could happen that congress does approve this strike against a country say at least it is not going to happen tonight and that means they could come back to their families to their friends and take dinner tonight without thinking about a possible strike against a country without thinking about this pressure they've been living under in the last several days after a bomb first announced that it could be a possible strike against that country so
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president obama is supposed to be there. diplomats think it's likely the military strikes will take place well before thursday. otherwise, it could be a rather embarrassing and difficult meeting for the president there in russia. >> in washington, u.s. military intervention in syria continues to face skepticism on capitol hill. friday the white house released an intelligence assessment linking it to chemical attacks. some house republicans say the report is not enough to justify intervention. a spokesperson for john boehner says this. if the president believes this information makes military response i am pair active, it's his responsibility to explain the objectives, strategy and legal basis for potential action. tara joins us this morning in new york. she's a form eer cia analyst. thank you very much for joining us. let's talk about this. the intelligence released yesterday, secretary of state kerry described it as having high confidence. he seemed to almost be speaking directly to the skeptics. can you put in context what
president obama is supposed to be there. diplomats think it's likely the military strikes will take place well before thursday. otherwise, it could be a rather embarrassing and difficult meeting for the president there in russia. >> in washington, u.s. military intervention in syria continues to face skepticism on capitol hill. friday the white house released an intelligence assessment linking it to chemical attacks. some house republicans say the report is not enough to justify...
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has a range of options and that the obama administration is going to act very deliberately in making decisions consistent with u.s. national security interests and how washington can advance its objectives in syria meantime on friday the u.s. navy had. ship armed with missiles in the mediterranean u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel said obama has already asked the pentagon for options on syria now a joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey is reportedly expected to present options for a strike during saturday during saturday's meeting at the white house according to c.b.s. news potential targets include command bunkers and launchers used to fire chemical weapons now up until this point the u.s. leader has been very cautious over intervening in syria previously saying quote the u.s. should be wary of being drawn into very expensive difficult costly interventions that actually breed more resentment in the region unquote however one year ago obama also said that chemical weapons used in syria would be a red line for the united states and now he is under pressure growing pressure to
has a range of options and that the obama administration is going to act very deliberately in making decisions consistent with u.s. national security interests and how washington can advance its objectives in syria meantime on friday the u.s. navy had. ship armed with missiles in the mediterranean u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel said obama has already asked the pentagon for options on syria now a joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey is reportedly expected to present options for a...
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news conference she was not all about president obama. and. president obama said. one provision of the patriot act. gives the government broader authority to obtain business phone data records he announced the creation of a panel of outsiders. and privacy advocates and others to assess the programs and suggest changes by the end of the year but everybody understand it's all happening because of edward snowden's revelations probably that's why the majority of americans say edward snowden is a whistleblower and not a traitor now it's not clear whether the government will actually go through with those were forms promising is one thing delivering on those promises is something else but at the end of the day the american people may actually benefit from what snowden did which can't be said about u.s. marshal ations. what opinions do differ on whether a setback in relations was provoked by russia granting fugitive u.s. whistleblower edward snowden asylum or whether that was just a pretext whichever is true moscow's efforts to limit the damage
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was moaning about how obama didn't come and see david cameron at the g. eight recently as if that's even comparable but even here the idea that a sitting united states president won't have a one to one meeting with his nuclear counterpart because let's remember all those nuclear missiles that the americans deny pointed at russians right now as we speak all right thank you so much for giving us your thoughts on this hour's artist contributor talking to us from london. and let's now turn to the other stories that we're following for you here today on r.t. the united nations has launched an investigation into the reported slaughter of kurdish civilians by al qaida affiliated groups in syria that comes from a common made by the u.n. to r t four hundred fifty kurds most of them women and children were allegedly killed in the north east of the country has the details. according to various reports at least four hundred fifty people have been killed by the on their front in north eastern syria reports say that at least one hundred twenty of those are children now
was moaning about how obama didn't come and see david cameron at the g. eight recently as if that's even comparable but even here the idea that a sitting united states president won't have a one to one meeting with his nuclear counterpart because let's remember all those nuclear missiles that the americans deny pointed at russians right now as we speak all right thank you so much for giving us your thoughts on this hour's artist contributor talking to us from london. and let's now turn to the...
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president obama has been discussing with foreign ministers in the area. the state department says kerry emphasized the gafravity of chemical weapons use. leaders across the country gathered in washington to celebrate the legacy of martin luther king, jr. they marched to the
president obama has been discussing with foreign ministers in the area. the state department says kerry emphasized the gafravity of chemical weapons use. leaders across the country gathered in washington to celebrate the legacy of martin luther king, jr. they marched to the
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we just heard from president obama. let me just get your initial reaction to what we just heard from president obama. >> well, it's very clear that while he says the, quote, decision has not been made, that's pretty much term of art. the intelligence assessment said there was a high degree of confidence that this chemical attack was launched by the syrian regime and that more than 1400 people died, including 426 children. high degree of confidence means just about absolute certain in the way the intelligence community gives these assessm t assessmen assessments. there's no gap there in terms of what they in the administration believe happened. and those in congress who have seen this assessment, including the leadership who were briefed on it last night, tended to agree for the most part, including some of the president's critics, they don't agree that there's been enough consultation so far, but there's very little disagreement over the evidence itself. that said, i think as soon as those weapons inspectors are out of
we just heard from president obama. let me just get your initial reaction to what we just heard from president obama. >> well, it's very clear that while he says the, quote, decision has not been made, that's pretty much term of art. the intelligence assessment said there was a high degree of confidence that this chemical attack was launched by the syrian regime and that more than 1400 people died, including 426 children. high degree of confidence means just about absolute certain in the...
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that some people will commend president obama or waiting for a vote from the u.s. congress before undertaking you know lateral military action against the elected government of syria. and of course people or they know that this is perhaps not clear in maybe another war just like one sector as they call them. just like when prime minister tony blair lied to the british public so they want to be sure but i think we ought to be asking the question why was the president just before today so willing to go to war against the government of syria well our in the un inspectors don't even finish their inspection inspections without the united nations security council in their discussing or hurting on the us without nato its lending in support to this action and deal without any allies and all people should be asking those questions and of course when they come to the answer they'll find out there what we're doing is leading the effort of a counter-revolutionary war instigated by the kingdom of saudi arabia qatar the other persian gulf monarchies ever since the arab spring br
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and that president obama should consider the potential innocent victims of an attack. as the administration weighs whether to take military action, a new poll suggests americans are wided whether the u.s. should intervene. the nbc news poll ask americaned whether the u.s. should launch an attack on syria, in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack. four% said yes, 50% said no. but more americans supported military action when specifically told the attacks would not include ground troops or aircraft. 50% supported that kind of limited attack, h 4% opposed it. and when it came to the president seeking congressional arrival, nearly eight out of ten people polled by nbc said they want congress to give the president its blessing, just 16 pest said congressional approval was unnecessary. for more now on how congress is reacting. paul, i understand the white house is having more consultations at least with senate members today. >> well, that's right. you mentioned that americans want the administration to seek congressional blessing. it is not clear they will get it.
and that president obama should consider the potential innocent victims of an attack. as the administration weighs whether to take military action, a new poll suggests americans are wided whether the u.s. should intervene. the nbc news poll ask americaned whether the u.s. should launch an attack on syria, in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack. four% said yes, 50% said no. but more americans supported military action when specifically told the attacks would not include ground troops...
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just come as president obama freezes u.s. russia relations declining what he sees as a cold war mentality following the granting of temporary asylum to edward snowden. syria's broncho front is moving to the lands or because their villages are being raised to the ground by radical jihadists or aiming to such an al-qaeda and more it . also the god tunnel they hunger strike hits a six month milestone as the pentagon continues to splash child tax payers money on the prison i made claims the white house hasn't given up its plan to shut him down . and western gay communities demanded russia business trip told the right to hold the next winter olympics in protest against the new norm against homosexuality propaganda to mine is some even going as far as comparing period seem to hate let. alone welcome you're watching the weekly he'll announce he was me you know a problem talk of cold war punishment and a fractured relationship have made this week perhaps the whilst for us russia times and days of both washington and moscow have diffe
just come as president obama freezes u.s. russia relations declining what he sees as a cold war mentality following the granting of temporary asylum to edward snowden. syria's broncho front is moving to the lands or because their villages are being raised to the ground by radical jihadists or aiming to such an al-qaeda and more it . also the god tunnel they hunger strike hits a six month milestone as the pentagon continues to splash child tax payers money on the prison i made claims the white...
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the week's top stories on our team moscow urges washington to act like adults while president obama denounces russia for what he calls a cold war mentality following the granting of temporary asylum to edward snowden. syria's that battlefront is moving north radical jihadists kurdish villages into ashes and carry out a massive onslaught set up an al qaeda emirate there. also the guantanamo bay hunger strike enters its seventh month as the pentagon continues to spend taxpayers' money on the prison amid claims the u.s. still plans to shut it down. and gay rights activists in the west call for a boycott of next year's winter olympics in sochi slamming the new russian law against homosexuality propaganda to minors even going as far as comparing. hitler. and learn from our studios in moscow this is our thomas glad to have you with. now us russia times have suffered a major freeze it this week at least that's what washington is claiming barack obama has accused moscow of a cold war mentality and even called for a pause in their relations russia on its part is demanding america like adults and belie
the week's top stories on our team moscow urges washington to act like adults while president obama denounces russia for what he calls a cold war mentality following the granting of temporary asylum to edward snowden. syria's that battlefront is moving north radical jihadists kurdish villages into ashes and carry out a massive onslaught set up an al qaeda emirate there. also the guantanamo bay hunger strike enters its seventh month as the pentagon continues to spend taxpayers' money on the...
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president obama said. one provision of the patriot act. gives the government broader authority to obtain business phone data records he announced the creation of a panel of outsiders former intelligence official civil. pretty and privacy advocates and others to assess the programs and suggest changes by the end of the year but everybody understand it's all happening because of edward snowden's revelations probably that's why the majority of americans say edward snowden is a whistleblower and not a traitor now it's not clear whether the government will actually go through with those reforms promising is one thing delivering on those promises is something else but at the end of the day the american people may actually benefit from what snowden did which can't be said about u.s. marshal ations. well opinions do differ on whether a setback in relations was provoked by russia granting fugitive u.s. whistleblower edward snowden asylum or whether that was just a pretext whichever is true moscow's efforts to limit the damage from snowden's affair
president obama said. one provision of the patriot act. gives the government broader authority to obtain business phone data records he announced the creation of a panel of outsiders former intelligence official civil. pretty and privacy advocates and others to assess the programs and suggest changes by the end of the year but everybody understand it's all happening because of edward snowden's revelations probably that's why the majority of americans say edward snowden is a whistleblower and...
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president obama said he intends to work on. one provision of the patriot act known essential between the government broader authority to obtain business phone data records he announced the creation of a panel of outsiders intelligence officials civil liberty and privacy advocates and others to assess the program since. suggest changes by the end of the year but everybody understand it's all happening because of edward snowden's revelations that's why the majority of americans say edward snowden is a whistleblower and not a traitor now it's not clear whether the government will actually go through with those forums promising is one thing delivering on those promises is something else but at the end of the day the american people may actually benefit from what snowden did which can't be said about u.s. marshal ations. mary. chief editorial writer for the u.k. based newspaper the independent thinks that moscow's efforts to find common ground with washington on the snowden affair have been underestimated know that some people say o
president obama said he intends to work on. one provision of the patriot act known essential between the government broader authority to obtain business phone data records he announced the creation of a panel of outsiders intelligence officials civil liberty and privacy advocates and others to assess the program since. suggest changes by the end of the year but everybody understand it's all happening because of edward snowden's revelations that's why the majority of americans say edward snowden...
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president obama will relay that mention to the pentagon. it will be september to the chair of joint chiefs of staff and what is known as an execute order. currently posted in the east mediterranean. we know there are five warships there now. on board those warships are the tomahawk missiles that will be used to strike syria once the mission is carried out. the president has said repeatedly this would be a limited operation in both size and scale. he'll be able to do this because these tomorro tomahawk missile gps coordinates on them and they'll hit the command and control and communication operation of the regime as well as any facilities that hold chemical weapons. >> let's get reaction from another important regional player, turkey. they have been a vocal critic of the assad regime. we're joined live, you heard me say turkey has been a very vocal critic, but the turkish prime minister has been speaking. what did he say? >> yes, he has been speaking, and he's been speaking strongly against the regime of president assad. he also made commen
president obama will relay that mention to the pentagon. it will be september to the chair of joint chiefs of staff and what is known as an execute order. currently posted in the east mediterranean. we know there are five warships there now. on board those warships are the tomahawk missiles that will be used to strike syria once the mission is carried out. the president has said repeatedly this would be a limited operation in both size and scale. he'll be able to do this because these tomorro...
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. ♪ theme >> president obama is deciding whether to launch a military strike against syria. he is expected to meet congressional leaders today to layout his proof that syrian president bashar al-assad was behind last week's chemical attack. hundreds of people died and western leaders are demanding a response. the u.n. security council will not approve action and britain's parliament seems to be scaling back its calls for an immediate strike. in a pbs interview, president obama expressed he has no interest in an open ended conflict with syria but said that assad's regime has dough employed chemical weapons. >> if we are saying in a clear and decisive but very limited way we send a shot across the bow saying stop doing this, that can have a positive impact on our national security over the long term and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilians. >> again, we should stress obama has not made a decision yet on what the administration will do. that decision, though, could come within days. joining us now, white house co
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moscow urges calm as president obama freezes u.s. russia relations decrying what he sees as a cold war mentality this following the granting of temporary asylum to whistleblower edward snowden. a serious battlefront moving to the lands of the kurds villagers are being raised to the ground by radical jihadists who are set up an al qaeda emirate in that location. also the guantanamo bay hunger strike now hitting its six month milestone as the pentagon continues to splash out millions on the prison all amid claims the white house still has not given up its plans to shut it down. western gay communities to modern russia be stripped of the right to hold the next winter olympics in protest against the new law against homosexuality propaganda to minors some even going as far to compare putin to that of out of it well. we're highlighting the week's top headlines here on our welcome to the weekly with me research talk of cold war punishment and a fractured relationship of made this week perhaps the worst for us russia ties in years but both w
moscow urges calm as president obama freezes u.s. russia relations decrying what he sees as a cold war mentality this following the granting of temporary asylum to whistleblower edward snowden. a serious battlefront moving to the lands of the kurds villagers are being raised to the ground by radical jihadists who are set up an al qaeda emirate in that location. also the guantanamo bay hunger strike now hitting its six month milestone as the pentagon continues to splash out millions on the...
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president obama says moscow and washington's relations need some time out while russia's foreign minister insists there is no cold war shadow and both powers need to act like adults. and the battle for moscow begins at six candidates vying to become mayor we'll look at why the campaign is a real nail biter for those leading the race. three pm in moscow you're watching r t on marina joshie welcome to the program al qaeda linked militants in syria have reportedly killed a top commander from the free syrian army in the latest display of deadly rivalry between opposition groups the rebels are increasingly fighting each other for control in a number of places with al qaeda affiliated radicals trying to create an islamic state within syria a spot of the plan the militants are accused of stepping up a lethal assaults on kurds in the north east to seize their land more from our correspondent in the region policy or. we've been speaking to eyewitnesses relatives and also kurdish journalists and from the sequence of events that we've been able to piece together that coming nineteenth of july you ha
president obama says moscow and washington's relations need some time out while russia's foreign minister insists there is no cold war shadow and both powers need to act like adults. and the battle for moscow begins at six candidates vying to become mayor we'll look at why the campaign is a real nail biter for those leading the race. three pm in moscow you're watching r t on marina joshie welcome to the program al qaeda linked militants in syria have reportedly killed a top commander from the...
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barack obama lashes out at moscow for what he calls a cold war stance while russia demands america act like adults we report on the spike in tensions triggered by the snowden saga. and as moscow gears up for its first may or elections in a decade we'll look at how the leading candidates the acting city chief and a prominent opposition are planned to win votes. in broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas certainly going to have you with us now the leader of iraqi kurdistan has said that his fighters could intervene to protect kurds in neighboring syria who are facing daily attacks from rebel forces linked factions which initially flooded into syria to fight the assad government are now preparing to declare an islamist state in the country's north east and the kurdish minority is in their way party's policy or reports. we've been speaking to eyewitnesses relatives and also kurdish journalists and from the sequence of events that we've been able to piece together that coming nineteenth of july you had an assault by islamist extremists at that stage they pla
barack obama lashes out at moscow for what he calls a cold war stance while russia demands america act like adults we report on the spike in tensions triggered by the snowden saga. and as moscow gears up for its first may or elections in a decade we'll look at how the leading candidates the acting city chief and a prominent opposition are planned to win votes. in broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas certainly going to have you with us now the leader of iraqi...
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years ago when president obama was promising but the f.c.c. has yet to actually offer that type of information in terms of employer see c.e.o. disparities. reporter for the nation thank you so much for breaking down some of those numbers for us thanks for having me meanwhile here in the nation's capital a committee has been formed to make a bid for d.c. to host the twenty twenty four summer olympic games the group behind the push is called d.c. twenty twenty four and they're claiming that d.c. would be the best place to hold the olympics because of its heightened security status meaning that there would be no need to worry about public safety but would hosting the olympics actually help the local economy economy at all excuse me for more on that to our to correspondent liz wall. yes the u.s. capitol attracts millions of tourists each year well d.c. is known for its politics monuments and museums but there is one thing a one washington based group says is missing washington d.c. is the only world couple to never host an olympic games all the ma
years ago when president obama was promising but the f.c.c. has yet to actually offer that type of information in terms of employer see c.e.o. disparities. reporter for the nation thank you so much for breaking down some of those numbers for us thanks for having me meanwhile here in the nation's capital a committee has been formed to make a bid for d.c. to host the twenty twenty four summer olympic games the group behind the push is called d.c. twenty twenty four and they're claiming that d.c....
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obama's not likely to get u.n. approval and it appears britain is reigning in it's approval of a strike. the president said he has approved assad has responsibility for chemical attacks. a classified report will be delivered on the intelligence that led him to believe that assad was behind the attacks. obama said a declassified report could soon be released to the public. just hours after the president talked about syria in a p.b.s. interview, he received pushback from congress from house speaker john boehner. he sent a letter to the president seeking answer to say 14 questions rewarding u.s. military intervention in the country. boehner stopped short of seeking a formal authorization vote before the president can engage. he said this: >> president obama stressed he had no interest in any open-ended conflict with syria. >> first of all, i have not made a decision. i have got options from our military, had extensive discussions with my national security team. if the assad regime used chemical weapons on his own peop
obama's not likely to get u.n. approval and it appears britain is reigning in it's approval of a strike. the president said he has approved assad has responsibility for chemical attacks. a classified report will be delivered on the intelligence that led him to believe that assad was behind the attacks. obama said a declassified report could soon be released to the public. just hours after the president talked about syria in a p.b.s. interview, he received pushback from congress from house...
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secretary chuck hagel said that the military is ready to react to obama's orders. >> president obama has asked us to prepare for options for all contingencies. we've done that and we're prepared to exercise whatever option if he decides to employ one of those options. >> bomb said any use of chemical weapons in syria would constitute the crossing of a red line but washington said it still needs prov proof that ches were used in the attack. david cameron and the u.s. president agreed that the attack merits a serious response. >> i think that we need to be very careful here about airstrikes and ramifications because of the access between syria, iran, and hezbollah. and probably also russia as well. because these entities will have to try to control the aftermath of an u.s. strike on syria, and, indeed, bashir's threats to the rest of the region can be met through state and non-state reactions. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been talking to his counterparts in saudi arabia, jordan and turkey rallying support. the statement from the russian foreign ministry: the stat
secretary chuck hagel said that the military is ready to react to obama's orders. >> president obama has asked us to prepare for options for all contingencies. we've done that and we're prepared to exercise whatever option if he decides to employ one of those options. >> bomb said any use of chemical weapons in syria would constitute the crossing of a red line but washington said it still needs prov proof that ches were used in the attack. david cameron and the u.s. president agreed...
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when can we expect obama to make a decision on what to do? >> the president still has a number of steps before he is to make any final decision, the president saying he is still consulting with senior pentagon military officials, but the bashar al-assad regime should be held responsible. a senior official telling aljazeera that that decision will be made in close consultation with the u.s.'s friend andological we, the united kingdom. president obama, as you heard there in that interview with the public broadcast network wednesday saying he is not interested in an open-ended conflict. still, the president is preparing for any sort of potential counter strike that may be launched by assad's forces, syrian forces. again, the president has not supplied any evidence or proof, something the american people are very keen to hear from their president. they are not open to any sort of long, open-ended war. in fact, the president is still gathering intelligence, said to be waiting for human intelligence being gathered by the c.i.a., as well as top mili
when can we expect obama to make a decision on what to do? >> the president still has a number of steps before he is to make any final decision, the president saying he is still consulting with senior pentagon military officials, but the bashar al-assad regime should be held responsible. a senior official telling aljazeera that that decision will be made in close consultation with the u.s.'s friend andological we, the united kingdom. president obama, as you heard there in that interview...
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us russia have suffered a major freeze this week and least that's what washington is claiming barack obama has accused moscow of a cold war mentality and even called for a pause in their relations russia on its part is demanding america like adults and believes there are no signs of hostility. this week when president obama canceled the bilateral meeting with the russian president in september u.s. russia relations have a new low on friday the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and the russian defense minister arrived in washington as planned to meet their u.s. counterparts and we've heard two different messages coming from president obama and foreign minister lavrov they're both held a news conference on the same day at the same time in different venues of course with foreign minister lavrov trying very hard to ease the tension to move it away from the cold war with president obama seemingly doing the opposite take a listen there you remember a very real. saying goodbye you said will i believe that we can make a difference. let's. as adults. and that's what we were trying to do when p
us russia have suffered a major freeze this week and least that's what washington is claiming barack obama has accused moscow of a cold war mentality and even called for a pause in their relations russia on its part is demanding america like adults and believes there are no signs of hostility. this week when president obama canceled the bilateral meeting with the russian president in september u.s. russia relations have a new low on friday the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and the...
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i think diplomats are suspecting that is what the obama administration has in mind. we're told by the white house that no decision yet has been made. no decision on what exactly is going to happen, and the final decision is on the timing. one useful bit of information that i've come across in the last few minutes following a phone call. >> the u.n. continued their mission. they took their samples, they interviewed their witnesses. so that investigation is underway. one very important caveat to all that is to remember the mandate for this investigation of those inspectors. they have been told to find out whether chemical weapons have been used. they are not supposed to determine who used them. in many ways the investigation can go on, but it doesn't help us in what happens next. and it seems to me that the obama administration and some of the western allies now believe a route other than the u.n. is needed. >> u.n. diplomat i caic editor, james, good to talk to you. the agreement of 1997 bans the stock piling of chemical weapons. there is no reliable information on ho
i think diplomats are suspecting that is what the obama administration has in mind. we're told by the white house that no decision yet has been made. no decision on what exactly is going to happen, and the final decision is on the timing. one useful bit of information that i've come across in the last few minutes following a phone call. >> the u.n. continued their mission. they took their samples, they interviewed their witnesses. so that investigation is underway. one very important...
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number one obama has limited objectives in syria, rightly so. he has watched for two years a -- a civil war that is not going to be ended as a consequence of american situation or military power. he also has limited interest. he cares much more about the middle class as his legacy than about the middle east, and that leads him to his final conclusion, he has limited power. which is why in terms of his capacity to effect a fence on the ground. so all of this tick tock about the inadequacy of an american response, the fact that we're not going to tip the balance, i think misses the point. what we're going to do is an outgrowth of two years of policy, an effort by an american president to help when he can. >> yeah, but he -- >> but he -- he is simply not interested, and in a way he -- he shouldn't be given his conception of the national interest in -- in doing anything more than he is about to do, which is a limited, but i would argue, punishing military response. >> right. but wouldn't you agree that the administration really switched gears today
number one obama has limited objectives in syria, rightly so. he has watched for two years a -- a civil war that is not going to be ended as a consequence of american situation or military power. he also has limited interest. he cares much more about the middle class as his legacy than about the middle east, and that leads him to his final conclusion, he has limited power. which is why in terms of his capacity to effect a fence on the ground. so all of this tick tock about the inadequacy of an...
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decided that the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets president obama says he's willing to go it alone on syria but nevertheless will seek congressional approval for a military strike. president putin dismissing claims the syrian government used chemical weapons is nonsense and demands that the united states provide proof. here while a possible u.s. attack on syria sparks a wave of protests across the world with thousands taking to the streets in support of the middle eastern country. two am in moscow i met good to have you with us here on r t our top story well of course syria dominating our bullet in this hour president obama announcing that he wants to carry out a military strike against the country but not without congressional approval or he's marina porton has more. u.s. president barack obama has announced something of a shift in strategy with respect to military intervention into syria now most of the world was speculating that washington would strike damascus within the next within the next twenty four to forty eight hours but on saturday after
decided that the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets president obama says he's willing to go it alone on syria but nevertheless will seek congressional approval for a military strike. president putin dismissing claims the syrian government used chemical weapons is nonsense and demands that the united states provide proof. here while a possible u.s. attack on syria sparks a wave of protests across the world with thousands taking to the streets in support of...